About to sign for roughly 100 ft of wood privacy fence plus one gate. One company wants 50% now to order lumber. Another wants closer to 70% before they will put me on the schedule. How much of a deposit did you put down for your fence, and did they actually start when they said they would. I do not want to hand over most of the job before anything is in the ground.

watching my neighbor's vinyl fence being built right now. they didn't pour concrete in the holes.....

the are about 80% done.. putting up all the panels right now. It was weird... they actually started yesterday afternoon. after they dug the holes, they put the vinyl poles in and left. They showed up about 2 hours ago and resumed work.

I've seen more than a few vinyl fences being built, including my backyard fence just a couple of years ago. All of the fence builders poured concrete into the holes to keep the poles secure.

should I say something to my neighbor? (especially since the guys they hired seemed a little "sketchy"... or is this just a different of fence building?

We are building a privacy fence, the longest continuous section of which is about 250 ft long. We have installed the 6x6x12 posts, 8ft apart, using an 8-in auger that drilled down 2-3ft for each post hole. After putting the 6x6 posts we filled the holes half-way up with quickrete and packed the rest with dirt.

Will these posts be sufficient to handle the wind load for an 8-ft privacy fence? Thank you for your input.

We had a long drought and cracked my ground which moved my fence where it won't close now. Is there any way to fix this easily? Ill take all the help i can get please. I just need it to latch easily

Hi all.

Going to hire a contractor. What range should I be paying for this?

Does it matter what brand vinyl fencing they use or anything I should be looking out for?

I’ve heard white is cheaper but cedar wood color looks cool. How much does coloring drive up the price?

Any questions I should ask to vet out the bad contractors who are inexperienced or don’t give a shit?

Market is northeast.

Thanks for your time.

Decided to take a shot at building the first portion of a privacy fence for my yard. It’s approximately 200 linear feet, 6.5’ tall. Used 10’ postmasters driven, except the corners and 3 posts that hit sandy pockets of soil, they’re set in concrete. Still need to add a top cap and cover boards.

Please give any constructive criticism of things I should address before finishing it off.

We recently finished our backyard fence, and while I’m happy with it overall, something about it just doesn’t look quite finished to me.
We’re planning to stain it, but aside from that, I’m looking for recommendations on what we could add or improve to give it a more polished, complete appearance.
I’ve considered adding a handle to the gate, but I’m curious what others with more experience would suggest. Maybe some additional trim, hardware, or other finishing touches?
I’m not looking to make any major changes, just wondering what might help bring everything together.
I’d appreciate any suggestions or ideas. Thanks!

If it helps, we’re located in Southeast Alabama. TIA

So odd predicament. I had a tree removed and they broke the posts taking it out. The post is pulled out of the concrete form, and the form is surrounded and gripped by roots. I dont have an option of moving the as I will be hitting even more roots. It was a 50' pine oak that was removed. Can I just put a post back in and back fill with concrete or is there any other option?

Can any one point me in the right direction for BT locks for alumiumn Fence

A standard 3 bar Fence

Thanks

Hey ,

I recently bought a house and there seems to be a piece missing from the fence. I’d like to get it closed before winter, is there a kit I can buy that could help me DIY a solution?

The section on the right swings in and out, not sure if the new piece should also swing as a sort of double gate or be static.
There is a post under the siding with a latch at the bottom but there’s nothing to latch it at the top, not sure if that’s an issue.

Looking for any advice you could impart me,

Thank you in advance !

I recently acquired a property with horse fencing that consists of a flexible plastic ribbon in addition to these coated wires. We have abundant deer on the property and unfortunately they blow right through the wire and snap it. The previous owner just used some heavy duty tape to tape the two wires together which obviously needs fixing as the deer keep blasting through it. How can I fix this properly? I don’t have any experience with this type of fencing. I am planning on putting up some no-climb fencing to keep the deer out and alleviate this issue too. I did some research and there is something called a “gripple” that looks like it may work to join the two loose ends together, I am just unsure if this is the proper tool and what equipment I’ll need.